ALL meanings of axis-of-ordinates
axis of ordinates
A a - noun axis-of-ordinates y-axis (def 1). 1
- noun plural axis-of-ordinates Also called axis of ordinates. (in a plane Cartesian coordinate system) the axis, usually vertical, along which the ordinate is measured and from which the abscissa is measured. 1
- noun plural axis-of-ordinates (in a three-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system) the axis along which values of y are measured and at which both x and z equal zero. 1